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Petersburg will continue its search for a City Manager. The City Council was split this week on an unscheduled proposal to hire the interim manager for the permanent post, but he’ll remain in the running.
Also Tuesday, the councilors agreed to seek letters of interest from people interested in filling the Council seat left vacant by this falls recall vote. And in other city news, the Mayor and new Council took the oath of office this week, made a variety of appointments, and heard more about plans for developing a marine services facility in Scow Bay. Matt Lichtenstein has a review of more news from Tuesday’s Council meeting.

Some Petersburg officials and harbor users want to curb the dumping of fish waste off the docks. Concerns over aggressive sea lions prompted the Harbor Board to discuss the issue at a meeting last week.

A Petersburg boat haul-out business won final approval for a lease at Scow Bay Tuesday night. The City Council voted five to one in favor of leasing 93 hundred square feet of land to Island Ventures LLC. The decision followed an hour of council and public debate over the issue.

Central Southeast Alaska had a record moose harvest this year. The month-long season closed on the 15th and by then, hunters had taken a t least 107 moose. This year’s liberalized antler restrictions made a broader segment of the bull population legal to kill. Matt Lichtenstein spoke with Alaska Fish and Game’s Petersburg and Wrangell area Wildlife Biologist Rich Lowell just after the season ended:

Petersburg’s Harbor Advisory Board is recommending the City lease property to a boat haulout company at the Scow Bay turnaround. That could pave the way for the City Council to approve the lease, which has been on the table at numerous meetings. The Harbor Board made its decision Thursday night.